Air Miles

I Introduction The environmental movement has been underway for some time now with the intent on protecting the environment. Through this movement there has been many different agencies formed in the United States Federal Government to help protect the environment. The values and missions of these agencies are not what they seem and do not protect the environment as one should think they would. They strive more to meet the needs human needs than those of the environment. When thinking of…

I was born on December 20th, 1996, in Vienna, Virginia. My incredible parents, Kevin and Melissa, are black and white respectively. They both grew up without a lot, but worked tirelessly, just as their parents had done before them, to ensure that my brother and I had everything that we needed, and most of what we wanted. Although we were well above middle class on a national scale, at our predominantly white all-boys private school filled with multi-millionaire families, we were outliers. That…

Various important choices plague people’s lives every day, and one that applies to a plethora of people is choosing the right computer. There are two main computer companies, Microsoft and Apple, that are quite different in their approach to manufacturing and advertising their products. The Apple genius or PC expert have no shame in attempting to persuade the customer to buy their respective brand. The Apple genius will try to smooth over the potential buyer with the fancy designs and the Apple…

have been made in this book between two things that could be so different. My favorite one being the air conditioning. The push for the invention of the air conditioner was to keep the ink from sliding off the papers. A reason that I would never connect myself. The simple explanation in my mind is, “well they were so sick of being hot, and they just needed to find a way to cool down.” As I sit in my air conditioned…

in the complete destruction of Air Cal 336 resulting in 34 injuries, 4 of them very serious. From the beginning of the scenario there is already evident internal noise that affects both pilots as the landing plane was Air Cal 336 and the plane taking off was Air Cal 931. This similarity would most definitely have caused uncertainty amongst them as it would’ve been unclear who the air traffic controller was addressing whilst sending out their instructions. The two air craft had indistinguishable…

Worldwide Crisis: The Importance of Going Green Going Green, the phrase associated with the environmental movement known as Earth Day. Established On April 22, 1970, it brought together 20 million Americans, including 10,000 scholastic institutions, 20,000 colleges, and 1,000 environmentally conscious communities. They united together in protest of a healthy and sustainable environment while voicing their concerns over the deterioration of the earth. In addition, The Earth Day demonstration…

We never really think about the air that breathe indoors. Air pollution is the single greatest environmental health risk in the world. Millions of people die every year from being exposed to air pollution. According to National Geographic, air pollution is often in the victim’s own home. Indoor air pollutants include mold, pollen, smoke, carbon monoxide, etc. Another major part to air pollution is Ozone, which is a gas. When ozone forms air pollution, it’s also called smog. Ozone,…

Land, water, air, etc. are was is being polluted by everyday garbage. “Pollution is the process of making land, water, air or other parts of the environment dirty and unsafe or unsuitable to use” (Bradford). Land and soil are the ground to which garbage reaches first and even sometimes the soil is contaminated by an overflow…

Throughout life, both children and adults must face their own roadblocks in order to grow both mentally and physically stronger. In the book, Into Thin Air, Jon Krakauer, tells of his experiences and struggles on Mount Everest during his first ever climb of the world’s tallest mountain. When he finally begins his climb in 1996, disaster strikes and eight climbers were confirmed dead, including the famous Rob Hall and Scott Fischer. Several other climbers were never found due to the storm.…

simpler is a risk most humans are willing to take. Little does the population realize that choosing that lifestyle will cause irretrievable damage to their health and the health of the world that they take advantage of for their luxuries. Symptoms of air pollution in humans range from allergies, all the way to problematic heart and lung damage and in some cases even death. The effects of the damage done to the environment affect each person differently but each human on planet Earth must deal…